Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
HEPARIN INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA (HIT): Heparin is an anticoagulant agent which inhibits thrombin and it does this by activating antithrombin III, which inhibits conversion of fibrinogen to Fibrin. Since fibrin is one of the most important components of the coagulation cascade, it’s inhibition leads to decrease formation of blood cloths. Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia should be suspected clinically when platelet counts fall below 50% from […]
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT)
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